NAHB
NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) is a trade association that helps promote the policies that make housing a national priority. Since 1942, NAHB has been serving its members, the housing industry, and the public at large.
Contact:
Ann Marie Moriarty
202-266-8350
Legislation Addresses Housing Production Credit Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Legislation introduced yesterday by Reps. Brad Miller (D-N.C.) and original co-sponsors Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Joe Baca (D-Calif.) would help alleviate the severe lack of credit for acquisition, development and construction (AD&C) financing that threatens to end the budding housing recovery before it has time to take root, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
Tax Credits Boost New-Home Sales in April
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of newly built, single-family homes surged 14.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000 units in April as consumers rushed to beat the deadline for expiring home buyer tax credits, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department today. This was the strongest level of new-home buying activity since May of 2008
Plenty of Reasons to Buy a Home Even After the Tax Credit
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Even though the home buyer tax credit expired on April 30 and won’t be renewed, there may never be a better time to buy a home than today, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Many outstanding opportunities still exist for home buyers, but they may not be around forever
Housing Stays Highly Affordable For Fifth Consecutive Quarter
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing, bolstered by favorable interest rates and low house prices, hovered for the fifth consecutive quarter near its highest level of affordability since the series was first compiled 19 years ago, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) released today.
Optimistic Outlook for Housing, But Challenges Remain
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Economists participating in yesterday’s NAHB Construction Forecast Conference Webinar agreed that the housing market is on the road to recovery, but cautioned that several factors could contribute to a bumpy ride in the coming months.
Housing Starts Rise 5.8 Percent in May
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing starts rose 5.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 672,000 units in April as the deadline for an important home buyer tax incentive arrived, according to figures released today by the U.S. Commerce Department.
Home Building Industry Leaders Win NAHB National Green Building Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fifteen builders, remodelers and other home building industry professionals were honored last night at a gala dinner by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) at the 12th annual NAHB National Green Building Conference in Raleigh, N.C.
Builder Confidence Continues to Strengthen in May
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose for a second consecutive month in May to its highest level in more than two years, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. The HMI gained three points to 22 in May, its highest point since August of 2007
NAHB Headquarters Achieves Sixth Energy Star Designation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has earned a sixth ENERGY STAR designation for the National Housing Center, the downtown Washington, D.C., office building that serves as the association’s headquarters.
Home Building Industry Looks Even Greener, Says NAHB
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- There are increasing signs that residential green building and remodeling are speeding into the mainstream as the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) prepares to cut the ribbon at the 12th annual NAHB National Green Building Conference.
Active Adult Home Builder Activity, Confidence Remain Low
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Builder confidence in the mature-housing market remained weak, according to 2010 first-quarter data from the National Association of Home Builders’ 55+ Housing Market Index (55+ HMI) – a quarterly survey of the association’s builder members engaged in the production of mature-market housing.
Media Advisory: NAHB to Host its Spring Construction Forecast Webinar Next Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will introduce a new format for its Semi-Annual Construction Forecast Conference this year. On Tuesday, May 18, NAHB will host a two-hour webinar from 2:00-4:00 p.m. featuring three renowned industry experts
NAHB Changes Name of Prestigious Marketing Designation
May 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders’ National Sales and Marketing Council (NSMC) and the Institute of Residential Marketing (IRM) have officially changed the name of their MIRM designation to “Master in Residential Marketing” after the NAHB Executive Board passed the motion at the 2010 Spring Board of Directors’ Meeting in Washington last month.
NAHB Honors Delaware Builder for Committment to Affordable and Workforce Housing
WASHINGTON D.C. - May 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Delaware builder and developer Kevin Kelly, president of Leon N. Wiener and Associates, was named the 2010 recipient of the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Daniel M. Grady Memorial Award, in recognition of decades of dedication to the cause of affordable housing.
NAHB and OSHA Renew Alliance to Protect Worker Safety
WASHINGTON D.C. - April 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have renewed their formal commitment to work together to provide the residential construction industry with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers
Remodeling Market Poised for Recovery
April 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The decline in remodeling activity may be reaching an end, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI). Current market conditions jumped to 47.0 from 36.4 in the fourth quarter of 2009. Future indicators of remodeling business leapt to 48.9 from 31.4 in the last quarter. A new unified measure incorporating both current and future conditions, called the RMI Index, rose to 47.9 from 33.9 in the previous quarter
Armed Service Members Have Extra Year for Home Buyer Tax Credit
April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) wants members of the military, foreign service and intelligence communities to know that they may have an additional year to buy a home and claim the home buyer tax credit, which expires for most Americans on April 30
Ending Tax Credit Triggers New-Home Sales Surge in March
WASHINGTON D.C. - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With many buyers rushing to take advantage of the federal home-buyer tax credit set to expire in April, sales of newly built single-family homes surged 26.9 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 411,000 units, the Commerce Department reported today. Sales increases were posted in all four regions of the country.
California Consultant Honored with Trina Ripley Excellence in Education Award
February 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Institute of Residential Marketing (IRM) named Manny Schatz, MIRM, CMP, CAPS, CAASH, the 2009 recipient of the Trina Ripley Excellence in Education Award. The award was presented to Schatz, principal of a builder consulting firm Professional Builder Services, Inc. in Danville, Calif., at The National Sales and Marketing Awards Gala held during the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 19.
Michigan Builder Bob Jones Elected Chairman of the Board of NAHB
January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bob Jones, a home builder and developer from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., yesterday was elected as the 2009 chairman of the Board of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). As president of Robert R. Jones Homes, he specializes in land development and the design and construction of single-family luxury homes throughout metropolitan Detroit.
Home Builders Help Consumers Weatherize Homes Through Innovative Rebate Program
January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A weatherization program that created jobs while it made homes more energy-efficient worked in Minnesota – and can be one model for successful programs in other states
